A person who opposes the use of vaccines, or regulations mandating vaccination; Typically used to describe a parent who doesn't want their child immunized.

Anti-Vaxxer

Mistrust in the safety, effectiveness, and/or ethics surrounding modern immunization practices developed in most recent medical advances.

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Health promotion, an interdisciplinary individual or large-scale behavior intervention with the purpose of increasing accessibility to community health resources by addressing social and societal determinants of health, focuses on the following topics:

•Health Policy 

•Health Literacy 

•Developing Healthy Communities and Settings


Health Promotion and Population Interventions

Bednarczyk R. A. (2018). Examining the "why" of vaccine hesitancy. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 37(4), 316–317. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000596

Examining the “Why” of Vaccine Hesitancy

An individual or group's capacity to search for, understand, and incorporate health behaviors and resources into their lives. High literacy increases self-efficacy and adherence to healthy lifestyle changes, whereas low literacy can impede access to medical care and accurate information. 
The 3 main categories of health literacy are: functional, interactive and critical health literacy.

Health Literacy 

Vaccine Hesitancy

Policy is a set of guidelines regulated by the political system that determines the decisions, goals, and actions of healthcare institutions to address public health issues and promote wellness. Regulations are informed and shaped by researchers, lobbyists, professionals, and the constituency. 

Health Policy

- Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC)

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